Steven Spielberg Published This Awesome Ad Congratulating George Lucas When 'Star Wars' Beat 'Jaws' — And Started A Tradition

It's well known that George Lucas and Steven Spielberg are
close friends, so when Lucas' "Star Wars" eclipsed
Spielberg's "Jaws" as the all-time box-office leader back in
1977, Spielberg took out a full-page ad in Variety magazine
congratulating his old pal.

The ad has R2-D2 from "Star Wars" reeling in the giant shark that
terrorized beachgoers in "Jaws." Spielberg also writes a brief
inscription saying that Lucas' "hyperspace performance package
really did the trick" and signs it "your pal, Steven."